亚洲网紅露点

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unsure

[ uhn-shoor, 鈥恠丑耻谤 ]

adjective

  1. not certain or confident:

    He arrived at the party unsure of his welcome.

  2. unknown or liable to change; not determined or definite:

    The monthly trend for this stock is still unsure, but the daily trend is upward.

    What happened next is unsure.



unsure

/ 蕦苍藞蕛蕣蓹 /

adjective

  1. lacking assurance or self-confidence
  2. usually postpositive without sure knowledge; uncertain

    unsure of her agreement

  3. precarious; insecure
  4. not certain or reliable
鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of unsure1

First recorded in 1400鈥50; Middle English unseur(e) 鈥渦nsafe; precarious; uncertain鈥; un- 1( def ) + sure ( def )
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But more candid insiders admit the government "looked very unsure" at the start.

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I am unsure how it became synonymous with this time of year, but it is fully entrenched.

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The movie is so unsure what to do with her that her two big moments are an implausible brawl and her delight at finding a comfortable office chair.

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Unable to find the help he needed, he left the school midway through the season to address his mental health, unsure if he鈥檇 ever play basketball again.

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The man who long seemed unsure "whatever in love means" still figured out how to get it from his subjects.

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